Registration

To register tenancies, pay annual fees, and update your unit information, go to the Rent Registry. 

Access the Rent Registry Here

FULLY COVERED UNIT REGISTRATION

These units are covered by the rent control, good cause for eviction, and security deposit interest sections of the Rent Ordinance. After the initial rent is set for a new tenancy, rent increases are controlled by the Annual General Adjustment set by the Rent Board.

Types of fully covered rental units:

• Most units on multi-family properties built before June 1980
• Single-family homes with current tenancies that began before 1996
• Single-family homes with five or more rooms rented out individually with separate leases (each room is considered a unit)

Some government-owned or -subsidized units may have different coverage. Please see the Government-Owned or -Subsidized Units section. 

The Fully Covered Unit Registration page discusses exemptions, fees, and additional information.

PARTIALLY COVERED UNIT REGISTRATION 

These units are not subject to rent control, but are covered by the good cause for eviction and security deposit interest sections of the Rent Ordinance. 

Types of partially covered units:

• New construction units (units with a certificate of occupancy issued after 1980)
• Most single-family homes
• Most condominiums

Some government-owned or -subsidized units may have different coverage. Please see the Government-Owned or -Subsidized Units section.

The Partially Covered Unit Registration page discusses exemptions, fees, and additional information. 

GOVERNMENT-OWNED OR -SUBSIDIZED UNITS

Units with the following subsidies will be fully or partially covered by the Rent Ordinance depending on unit type (as described above in the Fully and Partially Covered Unit sections):

• Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8)
• Shelter Plus Care
• VASH Voucher
• LIHTC
• California Community Housing Agency
• HOME
• City of Berkeley Housing Trust Fund
• Mental Health Safety Act

Units with the following subsidies in projects that DO NOT HAVE mortgages insured or held by HUD will be fully or partially covered depending on the unit type (as described above in the Fully and Partially Covered Unit sections):

• Rent Supplement Program
• Section 8 Loan Management Set Aside
• Project-based Section 8

Units with the following subsidies will be partially covered by the Rent Ordinance regardless of unit type because Federal law, State law, or administrative regulation prohibits rent control:

• Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly
• Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities

Units with the following subsidies in projects with mortgages insured or held by HUD will be partially covered by the Rent Ordinance regardless of unit type because Federal law, State law, or administrative regulation prohibits rent control:

• Rent Supplement Program
• Section 8 Loan Management Set Aside
• Project-based Section 8

SORORITY & FRATERNITY SUMMER RENTAL REGISTRATION 

Sororities and fraternities that rent rooms to non-members during the summer must pay a summer registration fee set by the Board each fiscal year.  Sororities and fraternities that rent rooms to non-members beyond the summer term must pay the full annual registration fee. See the Fraternity & Sorority Summer Rental Registration page for more information. 

HOW TO CONTACT THE REGISTRATION UNIT